Textile fabric



W. MENDEL TEXTILE FABRIC May 24, 1932.

Filed May 3, 1930 TES STA

WILLIAM MENDEZ', 0F BEVERLY, NEW JERSEY. .ASSIGNOR T0 NEIDIOH VISCOSE COR- PORATION, F BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPOTION OF DELAWARE TEXTILE ranma Application led Maf 3, 1930. Serial No. 449,390.

My invention is particularly applicable to fabrics such as braids and ribbons designed and adapted for forming and decorating hat crowns, but is applicable to fabrics formed by ordinary cross Weaving voperations and to fabrics which are knit in eitherflat or tubular form; the essential feature of my invention being the inclusion in the pattern of a textile fabric of laments which are respectively insoluble and soluble; the latter being removable by dissolving them after the fabric is formed and with the effect of modi-v fying the pattern of the fabric by the dissolution of the soluble filaments;

For instance, laments of gelatinous materials, soluble in water, may be\ used in con* junction with yarns of ordina textile fibers, to facilitate the formation o` a pattern of the latter, and thereafter be dissolved from 2 the fabric by merely dipping it in water.

My invention includes the various novel features of construction, arrangement, and procedure hereinafter more definitely speci- In said drawing; the figure is a face view of a textile fabric formed on a braiding mai chine and including soluble warp elements primarily so placed in the selvages of the fabric as to hold the weft threads in the desired pattern position until the fabric is finished. Said soluble warp elements have b/een dissolved from the lower portion of said fabric.

Referring to the form of my invention shown in the figure, thefabric l includes four distinct sets of weft filaments, respectively indicated at 2, 3, 4, and 5, preferably of a somewhat stiff and resilient character such as may be formed of viscose, and four warp filaments respectivel indicated at 7 8, 9, and 10, formed of solubl7 stance, cellulose acetate.

In the pattern shown in the figure, the weft filaments 2 and 3 are interlooped at the left hand edge of their extent in the` fabric with the right hand edge of the extent of the filaments 4 in the fabric- Said filaments 2 and 3 are interlooped at the right hand edge of their extent in the fabric with the left hand edge of the extent of the filaments 5 in the fabric. Said soluble filament 7 forms a guide around which the weft filaments 3 and 4 are interlooped. Said soluble filament 8 forms a guide around which the weft filaments 3 e material, for inand 5 are interlooped. Said soluble filament 9 forms a guide u on which the weft fila-ments 4 are decussate Said soluble filament 10 forms a guide upon which the weft filaments 5 are decussated.

When thus formed, the insoluble filaments l aforesaid take a permanent set in a'patte'rn position determined by the presence of said soluble filaments 7,8, 9, and 10 but, thereafter, said solublel filaments may be removed as indicated at the lower portion of the figure,

without permitting the fabric to be thereafter distorted, and with the effect of imparting a lighter and more graceful appearance to the fabric than when the soluble threads were included therein. A

It is to be understood -that the fabrics chosen for illustration are merely typical embodiments of my invention which may be otherwise utilized.

. Therefore, I do not desire to limit myself Ato the precise details of construction and arrangement herein set forth, as it is obvious that various modifications may be made therein without departing from the essential features of my invention, as defined in the appended claims. i Claimi. W- -1 A i l. A braided textile fabric. including a soluble filament with insoluble filaments; the

soluble filament constituting a warp elementv of the fabric; the insoluble filaments including distinct groups interlooped upon said soluble filament as a guide. s

2. A braided textile fabric formed entirely of artificial -cellulosic material, but of different kinds, respectively soluble and insoluble in a given solvent; said soluble filaments forming guides for the fabrication of the insoluble filaments, which are interlooped thereon. v

3. The process of forming a textile fabric wholl31 of artificial cellulosic filaments, but of different kinds, respectively soluble and insoluble in a iven solvent, including interlooping the insoluble filaments upon the soluble filaments as guides, and subsequently -dissolving the. soluble filaments from the fabric.

4. The process of forming a braided textile fabric including artificial cellulosic filaments of different kinds, respectively soluble and insoluble in a given solvent, including interlooping the insoluble filaments upon the soluble filaments as guides, and subsequently dissolving the soluble filaments from the fabric. 5. A textile fabric including an insoluble filament pattern formed on a soluble filament frame extending within the fabric; -said fabric including insoluble filaments permanently inseparably connecting regions thereof upon opposite sides of said frame.

t. A fabric as in claim5; wherein the pattern is formed by insoluble filaments in decussated relation.

opposite sides of said frame and thereafter dissolving out the frame.

14. The process of forming a textile fabric, including the formation of an insoluble artificial cellulosic'filament pattern, solely of weft filaments, on al soluble artificial cellulosic warp frame, extending within the fabric; inseparably connecting regions of said fabric on opposite 'sides of said frame by said weft filaments and thereafter dissolving out the frame.

15. The process of forming a textile fabric, including the formation of an insoluble artificial cellulosie filament pattern on a soluble artificial cellulosic frame, extending in the fabric in but vone direction; inseparably connection regions of said fabric on opposite sides of said frame, by said insoluble filaments and thereafter dissolving out the frame.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Burlington, New Jersey, this 29th day of April, 1930. WILLIAM MENDEL.

7 A fabric as in claim 5; wherein the frame is formed of artificial cellulosic material.

8. A fabric as in claim5 ;y wherein the pattern is formed byinsoluble filaments in decussated relation on a frame of artificial cellulosic material.

9. A fabric as in claim 5; wherein the soluble filament frame includes a warp element in the fabric.

1'). A fabric as in claim 5; wherein the soluble filament frame includes only warp elements in the fabric.

l1. A textile fabric including an insoluble filament pattern formed on a soluble filament frame extending within the fabric wherein the pattern includes distinct groups of inoluble filaments interlooped upon the soluble rame. 12. '.Ihe process of forming atextile fabric, mcludlng the formation of an insoluble lament pattern on a soluble filament warp frame, extending within the fabric, said fabric including insoluble filaments permanently inseparably connecting regions there- .of upon opposite sides of said frame and thereafter dissolving'Y outthe frame.

13. Ihe process of forming a textile fabric, including the formation of an insoluble artificial cellulosic filament pattern on a soluble artificial cellulosic warp frame, extending within the fabric, said fabric including insoluble filaments permanently inseparably connecting regions thereof .upon 

